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Jun 25, 2011 Letters
Dear Editor,
A letter appearing in the Stabroek News edition of Thursday, June 23, 2011, authored by one John Yow, caught my attention and simultaneously provoked my wrath. This individual has now emerged as the mouthpiece of a handful of persons whom all used the recent Lethem flooding and suffering of the people as an opportunity for cheap political mileage, personal gain, in addition to setting strife and disunity.
Mr Yow and his clique of disgruntled persons, all of whom I personally know, did not turn a straw during the recent flood, nor had any useful recommendations nor offered any support, now have the audacity to criticize the remarkable efforts of the Regional Administration.
The response of the regional administration under the stewardship of the Regional Executive Officer Mr. Ronald Harsawack was indeed timely and unprecedented. The response by the Emergency Management Operations Centre (EMOC) was decisive, well organised, effective, and in my opinion, flawless.
According to many persons that I have spoken to, the response by the administration of region 9, as well as the other government agencies, was most commendable. This view was sounded in many other quarters, from the various ministers that were present on the ground as well as the private sector, and most of all the residents, whom where all grateful for the relief efforts.
His absurd claim of persons being sidelined by an officer of the administration, in the distribution of government resources, is mere garbage. For one must realise that there is only one chief accounting officer of the region, where all assets of the state come under that individual’s purview. The accountability buck stops at the accounting officer. I am also aware that there were several teams involved in the distribution of supplies, comprising nongovernmental organisations as well as teams from the administration.
I was personally involved in the distribution exercise in Lethem, Culvert City, St Ignatius and Tabatinga Housing Scheme, where every single home that was flooded (that is, homes in which water was inside) received ration and cleaning supplies to last a family of four for 28 days.
I’m still to figure out what is the relevance of Yow’s sentiments of vehicles being assigned to officers. As far as I’m aware, the Chairman’s office is assigned a vehicle and a driver, and the officer of the administration drives for himself.
I would like to urge Mr. Yow and his cronies to wake up and smell the coffee, region 9 under its current administration has seen significant changes and radical improvements in all facets of its five programmes. So instead of always conspiring and plotting, they should get their hands on board and help those who have made our lives more comfortable and work together for the large good of the people of region 9.
Karl Singh
District Developement Officer
Annai Sub District
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